CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
Define and fix the error in the following piece.
Explain the correct variations available with the incorrect word.
"How the Tigers might effect that decision remains to be seen."
Mary Caton, "Balkwill, Mailloux chosen in MLB's amateur draft", The Windsor Star, Friday, June 12, 2009.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "calumniate".
What part of speech is "calumniate"?
Define "calumniate" and use it in a sentence.
CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS
Corrections and explanations for this week's entries will be posted Sunday.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
MORE SHORT FORMS
INITIALS
e.g./i.e.
What do the initials "e.g." and "i.e." mean?
What is the etymology's of each set on initials?
Create sentences to illustrate the use of each.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "pillory".
Define "pillory" and use it in a sentence.
What part of speech is "pillory"?
e.g./i.e.
What do the initials "e.g." and "i.e." mean?
What is the etymology's of each set on initials?
Create sentences to illustrate the use of each.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "pillory".
Define "pillory" and use it in a sentence.
What part of speech is "pillory"?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
CHOICES
CANON/CANNON
Explain the difference in meaning between "canon" and "cannon".
Be sure to try to list at least two meanings for each word.
Use "canon" and "cannon" in sentences that show their meanings.
THINK!
Who created the following line?
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.”
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "abject".
Define "abject" and use it in a sentence.
What part of speech is "abject"?
Explain the difference in meaning between "canon" and "cannon".
Be sure to try to list at least two meanings for each word.
Use "canon" and "cannon" in sentences that show their meanings.
THINK!
Who created the following line?
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.”
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "abject".
Define "abject" and use it in a sentence.
What part of speech is "abject"?
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
INITIALLY SPEAKING
A.D./B.C.
We often see the initials "A.D." and "B.C.".
What does each mean?
What is the root of each term?
A.M./P.M.
What do the initials "A.M." and "P.M." mean?
What is the root of each term?
F.Y.I.
All of the initials cited above can be used in lower case.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "ulterior".
What part of speech is "ulterior"?
Define "ulterior" and use it in a sentence.
We often see the initials "A.D." and "B.C.".
What does each mean?
What is the root of each term?
A.M./P.M.
What do the initials "A.M." and "P.M." mean?
What is the root of each term?
F.Y.I.
All of the initials cited above can be used in lower case.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is "ulterior".
What part of speech is "ulterior"?
Define "ulterior" and use it in a sentence.
Monday, June 8, 2009
MONDAY MOANING!
I WILL NOT GIVE UP!
Find and correct the errors in the following examples.
"Later in the same game, Johann Franzen's flip shot from behind the goal line banked into the net off of Fleury's pad."
Bob Duff, "Fleury only hope for Pens", The Windsor Star, Monday, June 8, 2009.
"In games like this, all the pressure falls on one guy.
The fellow between the pipes."
(Note the two paragraphs in the example.)
Bob Duff, "Fleury only hope for Pens", The Windsor Star, Monday, June 8, 2009.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is “largess”.
What part of speech is “largess”?
Define “largess” and use it in a sentence.
Find and correct the errors in the following examples.
"Later in the same game, Johann Franzen's flip shot from behind the goal line banked into the net off of Fleury's pad."
Bob Duff, "Fleury only hope for Pens", The Windsor Star, Monday, June 8, 2009.
"In games like this, all the pressure falls on one guy.
The fellow between the pipes."
(Note the two paragraphs in the example.)
Bob Duff, "Fleury only hope for Pens", The Windsor Star, Monday, June 8, 2009.
TODAY'S WORD
The word for today is “largess”.
What part of speech is “largess”?
Define “largess” and use it in a sentence.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
CORRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS - June 7, 2009
Here are the corrections for last week’s entries.
Monday
HE/HIM/SHE/HER
All the words are pronouns.
“He” and “she” are the subjective case.
“Him” and “her” are the objective case.
The subjective case and the objective case are not interchangeable. The biggest error is in a sentence such as: “Him and her went on a date.” It should be: “He and she went on a date.”
Tuesday
Find and correct the errors in the following pieces.
“The Ontario Court of Appeal issued the decision upholding damages for 'lost housekeeping capacity' making Claudia McIntyre the first person in Ontario to be awarded compensation for injuries affecting a person's ability to clean their house.”
“Person’s” is singular; “their”, which refers to “person’s”, is plural.
“The Ontario Court of Appeal issued the decision upholding damages for 'lost housekeeping capacity' making Claudia McIntyre the first person in Ontario to be awarded compensation for injuries affecting a person's ability to clean her house.”
“Both passenger and commercial traffic was flowing in typical fashion at North America's busiest border crossing that links to Windsor with only brief warnings issued by U.S. border guards for those without the proper documents.”
Ha! Fooled you! This is correct if you accept "passenger" and "commercial" as adjectives modifying "traffic".
Wednesday
PREDOMINATE/PREDOMINANT
“Predominate” is a verb meaning to be larger in number, quantity, importance or power.
“Predominant” is an adjective meaning continual, the most frequent or common.
Thursday
Identify and correct the error in the following sentence.
“Appreciate the brave young Canadian men and women who have gone to Afghanistan to fight the war on terrorism, especially those who have lost their lives in defence of our shared freedoms?”
This is an incomplete sentence because there is no subject.
“We must appreciate the brave young Canadian men and women who have gone to Afghanistan to fight the war on terrorism, especially those who have lost their lives in defence of our shared freedoms?”
Friday
PARTS OF SPEECH
Identify and define the eight parts of speech.
A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing. (coat, girl, tree)
A verb is a word that shows action or being. (fight, are)
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. (big, red, fat, emotional)
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. (greatly, quickly)
A preposition is a word that starts a phrase and takes an object. (in, on, for)
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses or sentences. (that, when, who)
An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and that can stand alone. (Oh! Gee! Golly! Rats!)
An article is a word that designates a noun or pronoun. (the, a, an)
WORTH THINKING ABOUT
Identify the author of the following truism.
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
Dale Carnegie said this.
LAST WEEK’S WORDS
“Endemic” (n.) refers to a constantly present disease in people of a certain area.
“Endemic” (adj.) means of a disease or anything disease-like constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in a region.
“Pariah” (n.) is a castaway, an outcast or a person who is rejected from society.
“Predilection” (n.) means a liking, a preference or a penchant for something or someone.
“Fractious” (adj.) means cranky, peevish irritable or petulant.
“Stilted” (adj.) Means stiffly dignified, formal or pompous as one on stilts.
Monday
HE/HIM/SHE/HER
All the words are pronouns.
“He” and “she” are the subjective case.
“Him” and “her” are the objective case.
The subjective case and the objective case are not interchangeable. The biggest error is in a sentence such as: “Him and her went on a date.” It should be: “He and she went on a date.”
Tuesday
Find and correct the errors in the following pieces.
“The Ontario Court of Appeal issued the decision upholding damages for 'lost housekeeping capacity' making Claudia McIntyre the first person in Ontario to be awarded compensation for injuries affecting a person's ability to clean their house.”
“Person’s” is singular; “their”, which refers to “person’s”, is plural.
“The Ontario Court of Appeal issued the decision upholding damages for 'lost housekeeping capacity' making Claudia McIntyre the first person in Ontario to be awarded compensation for injuries affecting a person's ability to clean her house.”
“Both passenger and commercial traffic was flowing in typical fashion at North America's busiest border crossing that links to Windsor with only brief warnings issued by U.S. border guards for those without the proper documents.”
Ha! Fooled you! This is correct if you accept "passenger" and "commercial" as adjectives modifying "traffic".
Wednesday
PREDOMINATE/PREDOMINANT
“Predominate” is a verb meaning to be larger in number, quantity, importance or power.
“Predominant” is an adjective meaning continual, the most frequent or common.
Thursday
Identify and correct the error in the following sentence.
“Appreciate the brave young Canadian men and women who have gone to Afghanistan to fight the war on terrorism, especially those who have lost their lives in defence of our shared freedoms?”
This is an incomplete sentence because there is no subject.
“We must appreciate the brave young Canadian men and women who have gone to Afghanistan to fight the war on terrorism, especially those who have lost their lives in defence of our shared freedoms?”
Friday
PARTS OF SPEECH
Identify and define the eight parts of speech.
A noun is a word that names a person, place or thing. (coat, girl, tree)
A verb is a word that shows action or being. (fight, are)
An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. (big, red, fat, emotional)
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. (greatly, quickly)
A preposition is a word that starts a phrase and takes an object. (in, on, for)
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses or sentences. (that, when, who)
An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and that can stand alone. (Oh! Gee! Golly! Rats!)
An article is a word that designates a noun or pronoun. (the, a, an)
WORTH THINKING ABOUT
Identify the author of the following truism.
“You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.”
Dale Carnegie said this.
LAST WEEK’S WORDS
“Endemic” (n.) refers to a constantly present disease in people of a certain area.
“Endemic” (adj.) means of a disease or anything disease-like constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in a region.
“Pariah” (n.) is a castaway, an outcast or a person who is rejected from society.
“Predilection” (n.) means a liking, a preference or a penchant for something or someone.
“Fractious” (adj.) means cranky, peevish irritable or petulant.
“Stilted” (adj.) Means stiffly dignified, formal or pompous as one on stilts.
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